Scaling up evidence-based approaches to tuberculosis screening in prisons
People deprived of liberty have among the highest rates of tuberculosis globally. The incidence of tuberculosis is ten times greater than the incidence of tuberculosis in the general population. In 2021, WHO updated its guidance to strongly recommend systematic screening for tuberculosis in prisons...
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Main Authors: | Charalambous, Salome, Velen, Kavindhran, Rueda, Zulma, Croda, Julio, Herce, Michael E., Shenoi, Sheela, Altice, Frederick L., Muyoyeta, Monde, Telisinghe, Lily, Grandjean, Louis, Keshavjee, Salmaan, Andrews, Jason R. |
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Elsevier Ltd
2023
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Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/38411/ |
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